Brexit Is Dead by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Only its obituary remains to be written. In her heart of hearts, UK Prime Minister Theresa May opposed Brexit – overtly as home secretary, covertly as PM while pretending otherwise. Majority UK parliamentarians rejected her no-Brexit/Brexit deal twice, agreeing only to extend the […]

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Venezuelan Authorities Detain Guaido Henchman for “Terrorist Cell” Involvement by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Overnight Thursday, Venezuelan police arrested and detained three Guaido henchmen, two now released, the third still held. Interior Minister Nestor Reverol accused Roberto Marrero of planning armed terrorist attacks in the country, saying the following: An “investigation […]

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Truth v. Fiction in Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Followers of independent alternative media know Venezuela is the hemisphere’s leading social democracy. It’s not a “dictatorship” as falsely claimed by US hardliners and establishment media, reporting the official narrative exclusively, suppressing reality on the ground. The NYT: “Venezuela’s government has […]

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Establishment Media Response to Detention of Guaido Henchman by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Since US designated puppet/usurper in waiting Guaido, a political nobody, self-declared himself Venezuelan interim president illegally, his declaration scripted by the Trump regime, major media supported the coup plot with nary a dissenting voice. In unison, they denounced […]

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Will Grounding Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 Planes Affect Sino/US Trade Talks? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Following two 737 MAX 8 crashes, killing all passengers and crew members onboard, China was the first nation to ground the planes. It’s the largest buyer of Boeing’s most popular passenger aircraft – with 97 […]

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Supreme Court Demeans Unwanted Aliens by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Stacked with right-wing extremists, the Supreme Court upheld Trump’s travel ban against Muslims from the wrong countries by a 5 – 4 majority last June. At the time, the Court held that the Trump regime “set forth a sufficient national security […]

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UN Double Standards on Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Like his predecessors, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed to serve US and other Western interests. He’s equivocated on Venezuela, refusing to recognize imposter Guaido as interim president, saying he respects “the decisions of the intergovernmental bodies, particularly the General Assembly […]

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Geoffrey M. Young: A Genuine Progressive Democrat for Kentucky Governor by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Unlike countless pretenders, pledging one thing, doing something entirely different if elected to political office at the federal, state or local level, Geoff is the real deal. He says what he means and means what he […]

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Israel Denies Seriously Wounded Gazans Permission to Leave for Treatment by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Israeli viciousness toward defenseless Palestinians gives new meaning to cruel and unreasonable punishment. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 28,000 Gazans were wounded during Great March of Return protests since March 30, 2018. The […]

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US Sanctions War by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, the Security Council alone may authorize intervention against member states to restore peace, stability and security. Its members alone may impose sanctions on member states, their entities or individuals. Nations imposing them on their own do […]

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